# std::experimental::any_cast

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template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(const any& operand); | (1) | (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(any& operand); | (2) | (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(any&& operand); | (3) | (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> const ValueType* any_cast(const any* operand) noexcept; | (4) | (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType* any_cast(any* operand) noexcept; | (5) | (library fundamentals TS)

Performs type-safe access to the contained object.

For (1-3), the program is ill-formed if `ValueType` is not a reference and std::is_copy_constructible<ValueType>::value is false.

### Parameters

operand | - | target `any` object

### Return value

1) Returns *any_cast<std::add_const_t<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>>(&operand).
2,3) Returns *any_cast<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>(&operand).
4,5) If operand is not a null pointer, and the `typeid` of the requested `ValueType` matches that of the contents of operand, a pointer to the value contained by operand, otherwise a null pointer.

### Exceptions

1-3) Throws `bad_any_cast` if the `typeid` of the requested `ValueType` does not match that of the contents of operand.
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